. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING FRUITS. 267 Round-ovate, when nearly round with a slight rounded taper to apex, as Ladies' Sweeting (Fig. 328). Round-conical, nearly the same as the last, but with the taper less rounded. Oblong-conical, as the Yellow Bell-flower. Oblong-ovate, as the Black Gilliflower. Oblate-conical, as the Rhode Island Greening and Hawthorn- den (Fig. 329),. Fig. 32s. Obovate. Fig. 326. Oblong. Fig. 327. Acute. Fig. 328. Round-ovate. Fig.
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING FRUITS. 267 Round-ovate, when nearly round with a slight rounded taper to apex, as Ladies' Sweeting (Fig. 328). Round-conical, nearly the same as the last, but with the taper less rounded. Oblong-conical, as the Yellow Bell-flower. Oblong-ovate, as the Black Gilliflower. Oblate-conical, as the Rhode Island Greening and Hawthorn- den (Fig. 329),. Fig. 32s. Obovate. Fig. 326. Oblong. Fig. 327. Acute. Fig. 328. Round-ovate. Fig. 329. Oblate-conical. Depressed, pressed down, sunk or shortened, applied to the apex of peaches, strawberries, etc. Flattened at the ends, when the base and apex only are flat- tened, as the Winter Pearmain. An oblong frait, though not flat, may be flattened at the ends; a conical fruit may be flat- tened at base. Compressed, pressed together, when the sides are flattened, as in some apricots, plums', etc. The CAVITY is the hollow in which the stalk or stem of a fruit is placed (Fig. 330). The BASIN is the depression which contains the calyx, eye, or remains of the blossom (Fig. 330). A cavity may be shallow, narrow, deep, or broad. It may be obtuse, or somewhat blunt or rounded, at bottom, as in the Petre pear and Pomme Grise apple (Fig. 331). Acute, when simply ending in a sharp point at bottom, as the Baldwin (Fig. 332). Acuminate, when ending in a long-drawn-out taper, ^s the Fall Pippin (Fig. 333). The Holland and Fall Pippin ^e dis-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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